Liam Fitzpatrick There is an underbelly of human trafficking that is not being tackled in Ireland, which has led to severe exploitation of adults and children, writes Liam Fitzpatrick Growing up impoverished and abused in East Africa, Amelia hoped overseas work would help her escape her oppressive home. When a local woman offered her a…
Shapeshifting microrobots brush and floss teeth A shapeshifting robotic micro-swarm may one day act as a toothbrush, rinse, and dental floss in one. The technology, developed by a team at the University of Pennsylvania, is set to offer a new and automated way to perform the mundane but critical daily tasks of brushing and flossing.…
Anthony Gaughan A Poet in the House: Patrick Kavanagh at Priory Grove, by Elizabeth O’Toole (Lilliput Press, €15.00/£13.00) Elizabeth O’Toole’s memoir is a fascinating snapshot of Patrick Kavanagh in his later years, in very different circumstances than people often imagined him in. Kavanagh was born near Inniskeen, Co. Monaghan, on October 23 1904. After attending the…
The government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, which has been in power for 15 years, expelled 18 Missionaries of Charity from the Central American country on July 6. According to the newspaper El Confidencial, the nuns were taken by the General Directorate of Migration and Immigration and the police from the cities of Managua and…
Scott Richert, publisher of Our Sunday Visitor, said July 6 the Indiana-based Catholic publishing company would fill the void left behind by the closure of the domestic operations of Catholic News Service in January 2023 with OSV News. He made the announcement at the Catholic Media Conference in Portland and described the new venture as a…
Liam Fitzpatrick Personal profile Sleepless night-induced eyebags aside, most college students enjoy their first true taste of freedom in third-level education, seizing the opportunity to grow and develop before the ‘adult world’ whisks them back to reality. But for Michael Tierney, college caused him to “drift” from his Catholic upbringing, meaning he relied on Christ,…
Addiction in Ireland ‘frightening’ – Bishop Router Addiction to drugs and alcohol are a “frightening aspect” of contemporary life in Ireland, Bishop Michael Router has said. Speaking as the second episode of the Irish bishops’ Leave Your Mark podcast series was launched, Bishop Router said the series can highlight the problems that exist and show…
Dear Editor, I read St Vincent de Paul’s plea to the Government regarding the cost of living crisis with despair. Not that the charity was causing me woe in terms of the content of their suggestions – all of which were worthwhile and positive – but that the Government seems to struggle to get anything…
Vatican rep warned Catholic missionaries of Hong Kong crackdown A Vatican representative in Hong Kong warned Catholic missionaries there to be prepared for a tougher future as China tightened its control over the former British colony, said a Reuters news report based on interviews. Reporting on the Reuters story, ucanews.com said Archbishop Javier Herrera-Corona, the…
Liam Fitzpatrick Social justice agencies have urged the Government to use better-than-expected tax returns to target assistance to those most affected by the cost of living crisis. Living crisis The Department of Finance and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform released their Summer Economic Statement (SES) this week, proposing a €6.7 billion budget increase…